Q: How to use OctoVPN with a Console (Sharing Connection)

How to use OctoVPN with a Console (Sharing Connection) Please note: We do not provide support, other than this tutorial. If you are stuck, you can always Google or YouTube. There are plenty of tutorials on the internet, on how to do this. Requirements: A laptop, or a desktop with both WiFi & Ethernet Port. A laptop, or desktop connected to WiFi, and an available Ethernet Port. A Ethernet cable, that goes from your laptop/desktop Ethernet port and into your system. Tutorial: Open up "Network & Sharing" center on your computer. You can find this via Control Panel, or by searching for it. Click "Modify Settings for Network Card". In Windows 10, this can be located at the left side of the window. Here you should see your Ethernet & WiFi. Now right click on your TAP V9 Adapter, and click Properties. A new window should appear, here you should click the "Sharing" tab. Now tick both of the options: "Allow others to..". A drop-down should also be located here. In that drop-down, you should select your Ethernet port on your computer.. Which your console should be connected to. Click save/ok. Head over to your Gaming Console, and do the internet connection setup. When doing it, make sure you are selecting "Wired" or "Ethernet". Hopefully, the connection test should work out fine. If it does, you can verify that you are connected to the VPN by opening the web browser on your console then go to the website "geoiplookup.i

Q: Do you offer Attack Logs?

Do you offer Attack Logs? Yes! You'll be able to view the log of when attack happens, this of course depends on our server provider if they allow us to view this data. Locations that offers Attack Alerts OVH Hydra Alerts Available Email Alerts Push Notifications Discord (#attacks) || Hydra offers advanced info on attack type & size. || If you own a Private Server, you'll be able to setup a custom Discord Webhook so you can add the alerts to your server… (Coming soon).

Question 1

Failed to connect to PSN / XBOX

Accepted Answer

If you are experiencing "PlayStation Network" error, you'll need to set the DNS Manually. This is because we block DNS Requests from non-whitelisted networks to prevent DNS Attacks.

If you are using OVH - Please use the following DNS on your Console:** DNS PRIMARY: 213.186.33.99 DNS SECONDARY: 0.0.0.0 or 213.186.33.99

If you are using any other server - Please use the following DNS on your Console DNS PRIMARY: 1.1.1.1 DNS SECONDARY: 0.0.0.0 or 1.1.1.1

||| If you disconnect from the OVH Server, you'll need to remove the DNS again to regain the internet connection on your Console.

Question 2

How to use OctoVPN with a Console (Sharing Connection)

Accepted Answer

How to use OctoVPN with a Console (Sharing Connection)

Please note: We do not provide support, other than this tutorial. If you are stuck, you can always Google or YouTube. There are plenty of tutorials on the internet, on how to do this.

Requirements:

A laptop, or a desktop with both WiFi & Ethernet Port.
A laptop, or desktop connected to WiFi, and an available Ethernet Port.
A Ethernet cable, that goes from your laptop/desktop Ethernet port and into your system.

Tutorial:

Open up "Network & Sharing" center on your computer. You can find this via Control Panel, or by searching for it.
Click "Modify Settings for Network Card". In Windows 10, this can be located at the left side of the window.
Here you should see your Ethernet & WiFi. Now right click on your TAP V9 Adapter, and click Properties.
A new window should appear, here you should click the "Sharing" tab.
Now tick both of the options: "Allow others to..".
A drop-down should also be located here. In that drop-down, you should select your Ethernet port on your computer.. Which your console should be connected to.
Click save/ok.
Head over to your Gaming Console, and do the internet connection setup. When doing it, make sure you are selecting "Wired" or "Ethernet".

Hopefully, the connection test should work out fine. If it does, you can verify that you are connected to the VPN by opening the web browser on your console then go to the website "geoiplookup.i

Question 3

What's the best DDoS Protected Server?

Accepted Answer

You can view the full server list here: https://status.octovpn.com/

People ask us daily about what's the best DDoS Protected server, this can really variate. Most people think that OVH-GAME & NFO are the best ones, that's wrong. They are all good, however Path is the #1.

We have servers with all the major DDoS Protected hosting providers, that includes: OVH-GAME, Hydra, NFO, Hetzner, CloudFlare, Linode, Corero, Nelax & Path.

Right now, the best DDoS Protected server available is Path.

Path DDoS Protection

1Tbps Capacity
Really Fast Support
Experienced Anti-DDoS Team
Patched UDP-RAPE & KILL ALL Completely, something other hosts said was not possible.
10Gbps Port Servers (!!)
Insane Hole-Punching Protection for both UDP & TCP Traffic, making it pretty much undownable.

Path are actually the only host which has completely patched the bypass methods, that were considered as unpatchable.

We have Path servers in the following locations

Chicago, United States,
New York, United States.
Los Angeles, United States.
Dallas, United States.
Amsterdam, Netherlands.

All Path servers includes a 10Gbps Port, which means even if the attack were to leak 1-2Gbps _ (which it won't) _ the server will remain unaffected.

Read more about Path's Advanced DDoS Protection at their website: https://path.net/ddos-mitigation

OVH-GAME DDoS Protection Has a very big name, however they take time to update their DDoS Protection. Due it's large name, people are

Question 4

Getting started with OctoVPN

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Thank you for purchasing OctoVPN, this tutorial will help you to get started so you can be protected agaisnt online attacks & respecting your privacy.

Windows Tutorial Our Windows tutorial will show you how you can connect to our VPN Service using our official OctoVPN Client.

Head over to our Downloads section in our Portal (VPN > Downloads) & download OctoVPN Windows Client.
Extract the software from the ZIP and run the setup, once completed open up the OctoVPN Software.
It will ask you for Login Details, these can be found by heading over to VPN in our Portal, select your Active service then you'll see your username & password. Use the following details that it provides, to login into our application.
Once signed in, you will now see the full server list. Simply select any location & click connect!

Once connected, the IP Address in the tool will change to our VPN. You can verify that by heading over to https://geoiplookup.io to see if you are connected to the VPN.

If you want to use it on your Console, there are two solutions

The "Windows Mobile Hotspot" feature, if your computer supports that: https://help.octovpn.com/en/article/octovpn-and-windows-mobile-hotspot-feature-wifi-kfs5bm/
Sharing the connection with an Ethernet Cable: https://help.octovpn.com/en/article/how-to-use-octovpn-with-a-console-sharing-connection-87ogf8/

We strongly advice method 1, however for method one you need to have a computer

Question 5

Do you offer Attack Logs?

Accepted Answer

Do you offer Attack Logs?

Yes!

You'll be able to view the log of when attack happens, this of course depends on our server provider if they allow us to view this data.

Locations that offers Attack Alerts

OVH
Hydra

Alerts Available

Email Alerts
Push Notifications
Discord (#attacks)

|| Hydra offers advanced info on attack type & size. || If you own a Private Server, you'll be able to setup a custom Discord Webhook so you can add the alerts to your server… (Coming soon).

Question 6

OctoVPN & Windows Mobile Hotspot Feature (WiFi)

Accepted Answer

One of the best ways to use OctoVPN on your console & one of the easiest is by using the Windows "Mobile Hotspot" feature. This is way better than using a router or anything else -- also easier to do.

To use this feature, you need to make sure that your Computer/Laptop supports the hotspot sharing feature.

To check this, follow these steps

Select the Start button, then select Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile hotspot
Here you should be able to enable "Share my Internet connection with other devices". If this feature is not available, then your PC does not support it. You can buy Wireless adapters for this purpose, however before doing so - make sure to check that it supports the mobile hotspot feature.

How to use Mobile Hotspot feature with OctoVPN

Enable the "Share my internet connection with other devices"
After opening up the "Mobile hotspot" panel, you'll see "Related Settings" in the right sidebar. Please click "Change adapter options".
Look for the adapter that is called "TAP-Windows Adapter V9" and right click Properties on it.
Click the "Sharing" tab then enable both options. Select a private network, here in the dropdown you should see a "Local" or "LAN" Connection. There should only be one, select that one then click OK.

Once completed, connect to OctoVPN to the server you desire, then head over to your other device & connect to the hotspot you've created using the credentials that was provided/that you created.

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